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Village in West Bengal, India
Balagarh (বলাগড় Bolāgoṛ) is a town in the Hooghly district of West Bengal.
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মঙ্গলদ্বীপ Maṅgaldbīp
Literally the "Auspicious Island".
সবুজদ্বীপ Sabujdbīp
Literally the "Green Island", it consists of a group of four cottages that belong to the West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation (WBTDCL). The four cottages are Beas, Koel, Meghna and Palpala, all named after birds.
A famous Kali temple, surrounded by some smaller temples, with a lake in front of the complex. Built in 1813 by Bireshwar Mustafi, the three-storey temple consists of 25 pinnacles. The temple architecture utilised is extremely rare in West Bengal.
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Balagarh is 90 km from Kolkata via Delhi Road. It takes about two and a half hours to reach Balagarh from Kolkata.
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